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L. P. DOERING.

CHAIR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2, 1900.

Patented July 6, 1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS P; DOERING, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

CHAIR.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS P. Doname, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Guyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Chairs; and I hereby declare the following to be a. full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which .it pertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to improvements in chairs.

The object of this invention is to provide a.

chair the back and sides of which will have a uniform resiliency so that they will to a certain extent accommodate themselves to or conform to the posture of the person occupying the chair. l

A further object is to provide a chair which while massive in appearance will be light in weight and also strong and durable.

The above objects are attained mainly by the construction of the back and arm sup ports, which, aside from the upholstering and other cloth or leather coverings are formed of a single strip or sheet of material which has suflicient flexibility and elasticity to yield to the pressure of the back, but has suflicient strength and rigidity to form a strong and, durable back and will retain. its original norm al shape or form.

My invention still further consists in cer tain novel details of construction and combination and arrangement of parts, which will be described in the s ')ecification and set forth in the appended claims.

Reference is had to the drawings in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of an upholstered rocking chair constructed. in accordance with my invention, Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is a section through the back and arm supports above the seat and substantially parallel thereto, and Fig. 4; is a view showing the foundation strip of the back and sides.

,l ieferring to the drawings, 10 represents a seat frame rounded or curved at the back, 11 the chair legs, 12 the rockers, and 13 the upper portion. of the chair which is secured to the seat frame and includes the back and arm supports. It is this last named part which forms the essence of my invention. Instead of forming this portion of the chair with a rigid supporting frame or structure consisting of a number of braced parts as is Patented July 6, 1909.

Serial No. 418,774.

usual with articles of this kind, I so construct the back that it will be yielding and springy. This I accomplish by forming the back and arms supporting portion of a single continuous strip or sheet 14 of material which is yielding and elastic. This strip, which is bent around the sides of the chair and is curved or inclined downward at the sides so as to form the arm su ports, is secured to the frame at the bottom by a row of nails or the like, but is not braced or supported. in any manner. The material employed for this part is preferably some form, of pulp board such as straw board, which has sufficient strength to form very durable and. strong back and arm supports, but will yield to the pressure of the back and will return to its prptper form when the pressure is removed.

. he supporting strip 14 is preferably provided on the inner and outer sides with convas coverings 15 and 1.6, which exclude moisture and. prevent the board from warping and is provided on. the inner side with upholstoring consisting of padding 17 and a covering 18 which may be of leather or imitation leather and which is tacked to the board by two or more rows of buttons 19 and pieces of cord passing through the board and preferably looped about strips of folded convas 20 on the opposite side. The upholstering does not pass over the top of the board, but the latter is provided along the entire top edge with a padded rim 2]. v

The rear of the upper portion of the chair is preferably covered with a sheet 22, of cloth or other suitable material, the latter being omitted from Fig. 2 for the sake of clearness. The chair is provided with a seat or cushion 23 which is retained in. place by a ledge 24 secured to the front or the seat frame. Secured to the seat frame on all sides is a suitable fringe 25 which conceals the lower structure of the chair.

It will be apparent that since the back and arms simporting portion is formed of a single continuous piece of flexible material which is not braced or supported except where attached to the seat frame the chair will be very comfortable; that the back will yield to the pressure of the back of the person seated therein and will conform somewhat to the shape of the body; and that on account of the elasticity the back will immediately return to its normal position when the pressure is removed. It will also be seen that on account of the material used and the particular construction, the chair will be strong, durable and extremely light in weight.

I do not desire to be confined to the exact details shown but aim in my claims to cover all modifications which do not involve a de' parture from the spirit and scope of my invention.

hat I claim is,

1. A chair having a seat frame and back and arm supports comprising a continuous flexible sheet of pulp board secured to the seat frame and supported and braced by the latter only.

2. A chair having a seat frame and back and arm supports comprising a single continuous sheet of flexible pulp board bent about and secured at its lower edge to the seat frame, said pulp board being braced only by the seat frame whereby it may readily yield to pressure.

3. A chair having a seat frame and back and arm supports comprising a continuous flexible sheet of pulp board secured to the seat frame and supported and braced by the latter only, and coverings for said pulp board.

4. In a chair, a seat frame, back and arm I supports comprising a single flexible sheet of pulp board secured to the seat frame and braced by the latter only, whereby it may yield to pressure, and upholstering on the inner side of said pulp board, said upholstering being secured to the pulp board by buttons and pieces of cord passing through the pulp board.

5. In a chair, a seat frame, back and arm supports comprising a single continuous flexible sheet of pulp board bent about and secured at its lower edge to the seat frame, said pulp board being curved or inclined downward at the sides and being supported and braced by the seat frame only whereby it may readily yield to pressure, upholstering secured to the inner side of the pulp board, and

a separate padded strip extending along the E entire upper edge of the pulp board.

In testimony whereof, I sign the foregoing specification, in the presence of two witnesses.

LOUIS P. DOERING.

Witnesses DANIEL E. DALY, VICTOR C. LYNCH. 

